Sangakara is a lot better keeper and Kamran Akmal is a lot better opener and a much better batsman than Mashud.
Kamran hit 3 6's of WI opening bowler in the 50th over's last 3 balls. He cuts and pulls as good as anyone. He is a class act but since Sangakara is a more experienced keeper he would do well.
Realistically only Mashrafe, Bashar or Ashraful will get in the squad.
Bashar is nothing compared to Inzamam and Youhana and Indian middle order is packed with good players. I do think they might include 1 BD player only in the playing XI and Mashrafe has a very good chance in making the playing XI at least for 1 game.
But Asia XI doesn;t need Bashar. He is not as reliable as Youhana, Inzy and Indian middle order but Ashraful might get a chance to play instead of Younis Khan, Yuvraj.
I think Rahul dravid will keep because we need him as a keeper.
South Africa is a very good side.
My team for Asia XI
Virender Sehwag
Jaysuria
Inzamam-ul-Huq
Yousuf Youhanna
Shahid Afridi
Ashraful or Yuvraj or Sachin ( if fit)
Rahul Dravid ( keeper)
Chaminda Vaas
Harbhajan or Kumble or Mashrafe or Zaheer Khan
Shoaib Akhtar
Muralitharan ( if he is fit)
Because if the games are played in Africa, we may not need 2 spinners and Mashrafe can play as a 3rd seamer.
Edited on, June 29, 2005, 12:11 PM GMT, by wasim_admirer.
Edited on, June 29, 2005, 12:15 PM GMT, by wasim_admirer.
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